Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest

Employers banned from hiring H-2A workers can ‘reinvent’ themselves to hire again

H-2A farmworkers often complain of housing and employment abuses, and the federal government can temporarily ban employers from the visa labor program. But the bans are easy to evade, according to government reports, experts and Investigate Midwest’s data analysis.

By Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest

/ 14 Sep 2023

Employers banned from hiring H-2A workers can ‘reinvent’ themselves to hire again

GRAPHIC: Chinese meat imports remain world’s highest

Its supply ranks second in the world, following the US.

By Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest

/ 3 Aug 2023

GRAPHIC: Chinese meat imports remain world’s highest

Is building a CAFO ‘agricultural’ work? One company has asked the Supreme Court to decide

The federal government allows construction companies that help build CAFOs to hire agricultural workers through the H-2A program. The practice means companies can pay workers less than other construction workers and pay no overtime.

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest and Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest

/ 25 Jul 2023

Is building a CAFO ‘agricultural’ work? One company has asked the Supreme Court to decide

GRAPHIC: Back wages owed to H-2A workers have doubled in the last 15 years

Migrant farmworkers comprise a minority of America’s agricultural workforce but are owed nearly two-thirds of the industry’s back pay.

By Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest

/ 5 Jul 2023

Employers banned from hiring H-2A workers can ‘reinvent’ themselves to hire again

GRAPHIC: Chinese meat imports remain world’s highest

Is building a CAFO ‘agricultural’ work? One company has asked the Supreme Court to decide

GRAPHIC: Back wages owed to H-2A workers have doubled in the last 15 years

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